On 25/02/07, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
I would see no problem with an article about a scientist which was entirely about his professional contributions, and didn't so much as mention a date of birth, middle name or anything vaguely personal. The article should be primarily about their work, and that "biographical" information is purely incidental.
For many medieval (or earlier) figures known for their work, not their life, we're in exactly this state - all sorts of significant characters where we can guess what country they were born in and have a decent stab at what decade, but unless they attracted someone to write a short biography of them *and* had that survive, you're not going to get much more.